Dems know Pat Toomey is the happiest man in Pennsylvania today

Got a little email from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee today, but the subject matter seems a bit odd. The Democratic operatives aimed directly at Pat Toomey and the issue of his electability in 2010.

But it seems to me that the Dems have bigger fish to fry, which is how do they get through the coming bloodbath between Joe Sestak and Arlen Specter, which should eat up not only millions in campaign funds, but also some fair bit of goodwill from voters across the state.

No wonder that Democratic Party Chairman T.J. Rooney told us that Toomey might be the happiest man in Pennylvania today.

Pat Toomey can sit back and enjoy the Democratic primary show between Joe Sestak and Arlen Specter.

"I think Pat Toomey wakes up today with a big smile on his face and wind in his sails,'' Rooney said.

Toomey issued a warm welcome to Sestak.

"We welcome Joe Sestak to the race. Pennsylvania Democrats will make an important choice between Joe Sestak, a consistent liberal who really believes in his values, and Arlen Specter, a career political opportunist who believes in nothing but his own reelection,'' Toomey said.

"Regardless of the decision they make, in next November's general election, Pennsylvanians will face a clear choice between one candidate, Sestak or Specter, who supports unprecedented Washington spending, bailouts of Wall Street banks and car companies, and government control of health care decisions; and Pat Toomey, who would bring some much needed political balance and fiscal restraint to Washington,'' Toomey said.

The DSCC sent a list of quotes from politicos, all trying to emphasize the "impossibility" of Toomey's election to U.S. Senate. Given the disparity in registered voters between Dems and the GOP, that seems a facile enough argument to make.

But the analysis of Toomey's unelectability is based on the state of politics in early 2009. That is when Toomey made his move to run against Specter, chasing Specter to the Democratic ticket. But depending on how the economy goes, and depending on how worn out Democrats get fretting over the epic battle between Specter and Sestak, Toomey could be off in his parallel universe, quietly amassing GOP backing.

Here are the links that the DSCC sent out today, hoping to put the focus back on the likely battle against Toomey in the 2010 general election.